The must-have Oblivion mods, and why the 360 version has been left in the dust

The modding community has gotten behind Oblivion, and some of the new content …

When we originally reviewed both the 360 and PC versions of Oblivion, the results were pretty close. You were going to have a good time with the game no matter which way you went, although we did mention that the PC version would likely be superior in the future after the modding community had their way with it. Well, welcome to the future; this is where we'll spend the rest of our lives. At this point the PC Oblivion utterly destroys the 360 version in terms of content, and we're not talking about horse armor. There is a mod available to make the game do anything you want, and there are even tools you can add to the game to make keeping track of your mods easier.

You can decrease the length of the grass to get a better frame rate, you can add sleeping and eating if you want the game to be more realistic, add some shine to the golden coins, keep your horse from wandering around, add more bad guys, the list goes on and on. If there are things that bugged you about Oblivion, there is a mod out there to fix it. While it's easy to overdo it and make yourself too powerful, when used with care the game becomes much more fun with a few mods and tweaks. I have the 360 version, and after reading about some of these mods I'm tempted to buy the PC version simply to play around with.

The world of Oblivion modding is a huge one and can be a little overwhelming, but this list is a great resource to get you started and has some rundowns of what each mod does as well as links to all the download pages. There is sure to be something here for everyone, as this game seems to have an almost unlimited play time and these mods will help you play the game exactly the way you'd like to. Highly recommended.

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